Religion Matters: Local Mormon women don't see prayer milestone as big deal; others tout it as step forward for women in church

Jean A. Stevens prays during the morning session of the 183rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 6, 2013. For the first time ever, a Mormon woman offered a public prayer in the LDS Church's General Conference before millions of viewers. Stevens is the first counselor in the LDS Church's Primary presidency, which oversees instruction of children under age 12 in the worldwide faith.

The Associated Press

When Treasure Coast Mormons sat down last weekend to watch a live broadcast of their church's semi-annual conference in Salt Lake City, history was happening before their eyes.